Thomas Monson
Senior Software Engineer at Capital One
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolThomas Monson is a senior software engineer with 12 years of experience building full-stack and backend systems, currently at Capital One after designing generative AI and data-platform features for IBM's watsonx. He translates client needs into production AI solutions and interactive training materials, regularly presenting and consulting across the Americas and Europe. A strong open-source contributor, he has deep C++ and systems experience—his work on ZeroMQ and libstdc++ touched core messaging, performance, and C++20 synchronization primitives. He keeps technical chops sharp through competitive programming and self-study in distributed systems, currently reading Designing Data-Intensive Applications. With a dual background in mechanical engineering and computer science from Duke, he blends systems thinking with practical implementation to ship reliable, high-performance software. Notably, he pairs client-facing product delivery with low-level optimization work that improves memory alignment and atomic primitives.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science at Duke UniversityHigh School, High School at Durham Academy
Latin, English
Github Skills (14)
c-language10
zeromq10
cprogramming-language10
messaging10
cplus10
networking10
atomic10
concurrency10
synchronization10
atomics10
standard-library9
stl9
mq9
network8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
zeromq/libzmq
Jul 2014 - Apr 2017
ZeroMQ core engine in C++, implements ZMTP/3.1
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 20 PRs, 1 push in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Thomas primarily contributed to the core C++ engine of ZeroMQ. Their work involved adding and testing new message flags, specifically ZMQ_SHARED, to the zmq_msg_get() function. They also reverted a change related to the ZMQ_IDENTITY_FD socket option, demonstrating involvement in socket option management. Additionally, the user made modifications to the message size and alignment, suggesting a focus on performance and memory optimization.
concurrencyzeromqnetworkingstreampushpull
gcc-mirror/gcc
Apr 2022 - Jul 2022
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:3 commits in 2 months
Contributions summary:Thomas's commits primarily involve refactoring and implementing features within the libstdc++ library, specifically related to C++20 standard library features. They focused on enhancing the `<sstream>` header with new constructors and methods, adding C++20 synchronization support with new features such as semaphores and barriers, and implementing atomic wait functionality. Additionally, the user made improvements to the underlying atomic wait implementation for performance and consistency.
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